Bammental is a

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, Germany.

Geography

Bammental is about 9 km southeast of

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and 13 km northwest of

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in the Elsenz valley, between Mauer and Neckargemünd. The borough of Reilsheim belongs to Bammental.

Neighboring communities

*Neckargemünd * Gauangelloch * Wiesenbach (Baden) *

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* Gaiberg

History

Bammental has been settled since pre-history.

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found in neighboring Mauer, lived in the area around Bammental 500,000 to 600,000 years ago. The remains of a Roman road and Roman buildings bear witness to settlement by the Romans. At the end of the 8th century, there were multiple mentions of the

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settlement, Risolfesheim, in the

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. This settlement is the borough Reilsheim. Bammental started as an extension of Reilsheim at the turn of the millennium. From 1330 to 1803, Bammental belonged to the

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of the Rhein. Bammental belonged to the

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tithe. After 1803, the settlement went to

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Government

Municipal council

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is based on an earlier court seal. The seal has been documented to have been in use since 1747. It was officially recognized in 1894 by the General State Archive. The lion and the field of lozenges represent the

of the Rhine. The tree represents the etymological origin of the name Bammental, Baum im Tal (''tree in the valley''). The flag is green and white and was awarded by the Ministry of the Interior in 1965.

Sister cities

Vertus Vertus () is a former commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Blancs-Coteaux. The Encyclopédiste Antoine-Claude-Pierre Masson de La Motte-Conflans (1727–1801) was bo ...

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since 18 June 1966

Culture and sights

There is a museum of local history (''Heimatmuseum'') in the old train station.

Economy and infrastructure

Transportation

Bammental is on federal highway (''Bundesstraße'') B 45 between Neckargemünd and Sinsheim. The train line, which comes from Heidelberg over Neckargemünd and afterwards goes on to Sinsheim, has two stops in Bammental. The connection is part of the S-train system of the Rhine-Neckar region. * At the old train station (Bammental) * In Reilsheim

Sons and daughters of the community

* Wilhelm Kling (1902-1973), politician ( KPD, SED)

Other persons associated with Bammental

Hansi Flick Hans-Dieter "Hansi" Flick (; born 24 February 1965) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of La Liga club Barcelona. Flick played for SV Sandhausen, Bayern Munich, and 1. FC Köln during his career as a fo ...

(* 1965), football coach, former assistant of

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, lives in Bammental

References

External links

Official Home Page
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